Stunning photos show bright comet lighting up the dark skies above ESO'sParanal Observatory, future home of the world's ...

G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...

Watch a comet join the aurora australis for a brilliant night sky display caught on camera on Saturday, Feb. 1. Comet C/2024 ...

In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light — also known as airglow — that occurs in the planet’s upper atmosphere ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

It last passed nearby 180,000 years ago and the next few nights could be your last chance to ever see it as it drifts over ...

Jan. 13 will also see comet ATLAS G3's closest approach to Earth, potentially shining as brightly as magnitude -4.5. That could rival Venus in the night sky. Despite these promising details ...

A “parade of planets”—Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars—will be visible, and recognizable by their incredible brightness against the night sky. Uranus and Neptune will also be visible, but with a ...